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Tag: Elijah Watt Sells Award

The Elijah Watt Sells Award program was established by the AICPA in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA Exam. To qualify, CPA candidates must obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination and pass all four sections on their first attempt.

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Which Big 4 Firm Had the Most Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners in 2021?
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Which Big 4 Firm Had the Most Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners in 2021?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 24, 2022

For years I would copy paste the entire list of Elijah Watt Sells Award winners […]

The Not-So-Secret Way to Get an Elijah Watt Sells Award
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The Not-So-Secret Way to Get an Elijah Watt Sells Award

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 15, 2021

Since 1923, the Elijah Watt Sells Award has recognized the extraordinary achievements of the top-performing […]

Rumor of the Day: PwC No Longer Pays Out a $20K Elijah Watt Sells Award Bonus
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Rumor of the Day: PwC No Longer Pays Out a $20K Elijah Watt Sells Award Bonus

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • February 20, 2020

I mean, it’s on Reddit so it must be true. Let’s take a look. Seen […]

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Now You Know Why There Are So Many Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 14, 2014

Remember yesterday when we shared with you the 55 winners of the 2013 Elijah Watt […]

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2013 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners Announced and Crikey There Are a Ton of Them

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 13, 2014

OK, this is just getting ridiculous. It used to be the 10 best CPA exam […]

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Exclusive: Inside the Mind of an Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner

  • Amber Setter
  • January 22, 2014

Back when I worked in HR for a public accounting firm, it was common to […]

Your Reward for Winning the Elijah Watt Sells Award Is Winning the Elijah Watt Sells Award (and Maybe Some Cash)
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Your Reward for Winning the Elijah Watt Sells Award Is Winning the Elijah Watt Sells Award (and Maybe Some Cash)

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • July 8, 2013

Have a question for GC’s exclusive team of underachievers? Get in touch and we’ll do […]

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ICYMI: Here’s the Yearly Press Release From Becker Reminding Us They Rule

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • April 29, 2013

It happens every year like clockwork (well, not entirely, some years the Becker PR folks are a little too tied up to get the press release out promptly), the Elijah Watt Sells winners are released and then comes the inevitable patting-themselves-on-the-back from our friends at Becker:

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Here Are Your 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Winners

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • March 26, 2013

*waits anxiously for Becker press release saying 42 of the 39 winners prepared for the […]

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Becker Still the Choice Among CPA Exam Overachievers

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • August 27, 2012

Serious question: when did they start handing out nearly FORTY Elijah Watt Sells awards a […]

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(UPDATE) Is It True You Get $20,000 From the Big 4 For Getting the Elijah Watt Sells Award?

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • July 26, 2012

Have a question for GC's exclusive team of underachievers? Get in touch and we'll do […]

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Somehow, They Figured Out 2011 Elijah Watt Sells Winners Already

  • Adrienne Gonzalez
  • May 9, 2012

Wait just one second… didn't they just announce the Elijah Watt Sells Award winners for 2010? I […]

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